Horseshoe



w. H. GILES HORSESHQE Filed May 1, 1925 Fii/gl.

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'Patented Get. 16, 1923.. V v I 1 To all whom it may mm nuirso stares;Parr-NT; ort-ice;-

l WILLIAM HENRY GIL S, 6r BUnroN-uron-rn-Enr, nivetnnn;

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Application filed ma; 1,

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM HENRY GIL S, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, re-"- siding at 2. Ranfgemore Street, Burton-upon. Trent, inthe county ofiStaiford, England,

have invented new and useful Improvements p in Horseshoes, of which thefollowing is a specification. V This lnventlon has reference toimprovemerits in or relatingto shoes for'horses or other animalswherebythe ordinary metal shoe is drilled with a, number of holes which n arethreaded and fitted with short screws of iron, steel, or othersuitablematerial, pref.

erably of sucha length that the threaded part is slightly less thanthethickness of the shoe and the heads of said screws are provided withrubber or'other wearing surf'aeestocome into contact with the roadway orthe like, and if desired to form the whole of the road contact surfacethereof.

T e In describing this invention reference'will be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawlugs upon iWlllCll the figures. are shown 1ninverted positions'to more clearly illustrate ,my 1nvent1on.

to be hereinafter more particularly de- 'Fig. 7 is a section on line ofFig. 6,

and. I v V Fig.8 is a section of a steel stud to be hereinafter referredto. V

' Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7 and 8 are drawn toan enlarged scale. I

In carrying out my invention Iemploy a 7 shoe d with a number ofscrewholes arranged therein between the nail holes to re "ceive thestuds as previously herein setforth.

V mushroom, or other 'suitably shaped head 6 Each of said studs otherthan-those 'at the toe consists in a screw 6 having a cheese,

withpreferably a flattened surface undermath and two grooves f onopposite sides v 'of the head arranged parallel with the axis thereof,so that a forked driver may be employed for fixing or releasing each,device to 1923.2 Serial No. 635,833. I 7' or frornlsaidshoe d, but anyother suitable j form of driver or key may be employed and theheadconstructed to receive the same.

In. all: applications of. my invention a space is. arranged between thesliced and the screw head-e to enable the latter to grip and hold I arubber for other resilient or compressible body g wliichis arranged towholly or partially surround. and cover said screw head 0 with theexception of two holesv h for the admission of the forked driver beforereferred to.

In the form of studillustrated in Figs. 2

and 3 the, head may be comparatively deep and the outer face finishedflush with the surrounding boss of rubber orthe like,"and in this form Ipreferably arrange one or. more concentric rings, sleeves, or segmentsof canvas, metal, or other durable and a strengthening insertion. Inthis form it v will be understood that the head of the screw andthesurrounding rubber orthe like wear awaytogether. The rubber cushionzor boss 9 in'this forinfof the invention is hollow, cylindricalorsubstantially cup-Q fshaped, being composed of'vertical cylindricalwalls and the flat horizontalbottom I having a central opening for thepassage of the screw 6. V In the form of the invention hereinafterdescribed, in which the cushion i or compressibl.ebody covers the outerface of the head 6 of the screw, the cushion or body is provided initsouter. wall or portion with" openings arranged in alinement with the9 grooves or openings h. in the head of the screw. y p y In the form ofstud illustrated o-nFigs. 4 and5 the head 6 of the screw may be shalelow indepthand have a very considerable, thickness of rubber coveringover it.

In the form of stud illustrated on Figs.

6 and 7 additional, slotsk are employed of suitable section, inthelsides of the screw head 6 say for example two, said additional 1slots being for the purpose ofallowing the Y and help to hold rubber orthelike to run in it in position. j

Inlay in any. or all cases employother de vices such as a peripheral orannulargroove or grooves l of suitable shape or cross sec-' \tion in theouter face'ofthe head of the 5,

screw (see Figs. 6 and 7 to insure as firm and unbreakable aconnectionbetween the I preferably employat the toe of the shoe, 1 sayatm, -m, orin any other desired posi- 7 different substancesa's'possible.

tion, steel or other metal studs of suitable section-such as thatof thedomed hexagon shown on Fig. 8. r

The sum of the rubber or other coveringsof the screw heads or of thestuds is suflicient, if desired, to nearly cover the whole his rasp anyportions,- of the nail heads which project from the ground surface ofthe shoe; and he thus produces a perfectly flat ground surface to theiron shoe. This'is necessary to allow a perfect fitting of the screws,and as the heads of the nails do not come in Contact with theground theshoe is less likely to become loose. The studs are now inserted withadriver or. spanner or keyor other tool and the foot is ready forthe'road. 7

As the shoe when kept properly studded does not wear out, a light metalshoe only is required, and in horses who wear shoes out quickly thchar ndone by constantly nail-g mp; on new shoes is'eliminated; further,with'these shoes 21. horse can take a heavier load uphill thanwithordinary shoes owing; to the'better foothold obtained.

I am aware that it'has previously been proposed -in shoes for horses andother animals to employscrewed-in metal calks with channels or slots forinsertion: of a tool to facilitate removal, and that such studs havebeen variously formed to hold or contain rubber, leather, or the like toprevent noise and concussion, and I lay no broad claim'to the exclusiveuse of such devices.

What I claim is:

1. In a shoe for horses and other animals, a threaded stud adapted tobescrewed into a shoe and provided with a head spaced from the shoe andhaving opposite openings disposed in substantial parallelism with theaxis of the stud, and a hollow resilient cushion fitted on the head andclampedbetween the same and the shoe." I p s Q. In a shoe for horses andother animals, a threaded stud adapted to be screwed into shoe andprovided with a head having s aced openings arranged in substantialparallelism with the axis of the stud, a

substantially cup-shaped cushion fitted on the head of the stud andclamped between the same and the shoe, and a sleeve of reinforcing 7material incorporated in the cushion and arranged concentric with thestud.

3. In a shoe for horses and'other animals, a threaded stud adapted to bescrewed into a shoe and provided with a head spaced from the shoe andhaving axially disposed openings, a hollow cushion fitted on the head;

of the stud and clamped between the same and the shoe'and provided withaxially disposed openings arranged in 'a-linenient with the openings ofthe head.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM HENRY GILES.

